picking

noun

1. A gathering to pick fruit.
2. Items remaining after others have selected the best; scraps, as of food.
3. Income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner.
4. Something picked or pulled out.
5. The act of making a choice; selection.
6. The final finishing of woven fabrics by removing burs, etc.
7. The removal of defects from electrotype plates.
8. Dabbing in stoneworking.